brotsjor; olafur arnalds XXXXX you only disappear; tom mcrae XXXXX terrible things; mayday parade
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XXXKane'takragh Demarcรฟs รthiriel; redemption
H U M A N ๏ผฎ๏ผก๏ผญ๏ผฅ
XXXJulien Bellerose; young, emperor
๏ผฎ๏ผฉ๏ผฃ๏ผซ๏ผฎ๏ผก๏ผญ๏ผฅ/๏ผณ
XXXKane, Iron Dragon
๏ผก๏ผง๏ผฅ
XXX2,898; February 29th, 883 B.C.
๏ผฃ๏ผฏ๏ผต๏ผฒ๏ผด
XXXSeelie
๏ผฎ๏ผก๏ผด๏ผฉ๏ผฏ๏ผฎ๏ผก๏ผฌ๏ผฉ๏ผด๏ผน
XXXSyreli; hidden in the deepest depths of the world's oceans in what mortals know as the Mariana Trench, Syrel is the third largest Fae settlement in the underwater realm and the largest of the Western Pacifc holdings. Neither light nor human eyes have ever penetrated the Seelie territory, as many of its inhabitants are highly sensitive to sunlight.
XXXThe majority of Merpeople in Syrel, that is, those possessing the bodies of fish and man, are descended from Kaia'Raen Emrys, who was the first Asrai. Nearly all Syreli are of mixed-blood, as unlike some underwater communities, Syrel is home to all types of Water Fae, though Merfolk and Shapeshifters represent the majority.
๏ผณ๏ผฅ๏ผธ๏ผต๏ผก๏ผฌ๏ผฉ๏ผด๏ผน
XXXMates for life
๏ผค๏ผฉ๏ผก๏ผฌ๏ผฏ๏ผง๏ผต๏ผฅ ๏ผฃ๏ผฏ๏ผฌ๏ผฏ๏ผต๏ผฒ
XXXDialogue: #990012
XXXThoughts: #3B3131
you bleed and bleed and bleed."
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XXXSee Caelius รthiriel for more information on Water "Knucker" Dragons.
๏ผก๏ผข๏ผฉ๏ผฌ๏ผฉ๏ผด๏ผฉ๏ผฅ๏ผณ
XXXkiss; like all Mer, Kane has the ability to grant landwalkers the ability to breathe underwater for a restricted amount of time. Like them, he has acute night vision, as well as the ability to inherently sense the state of the water and its inhabitants. His connection to his family is particularly significant, especially to that of his twin brother, Kyllan, whose moods and present state he can experience in himself. The water dragons have lifespans stretching tens of thousands of years and may be hunted for their impenetrable hides.
XXXbite; his dragon form stretches 269-feet in length and its skin is extremely difficult to harm with any tool other than iron or fire. He is the strongest of his brothers even in human form, though his physical prowess as a dragon. He is capable of transforming only partially, growing only wings from his back that do not subject him to the same threat posed by a complete transfiguration. Like others of his kind, he risks succumbing to his animalistic consciousness when he employs his dragon form. His own thoughts and rationale fade with the shift, and being in his draconic state for extended periods of time may result in him forgetting his own self or even that he possesses another form at all. This weakness lessens with age, though never ceases.
XXXcaress; he is able to bend water to his will, solidifying it into ice. He understands its moods and tides, able to sense the state of a body: the quickening flow of blood as a person lies, or the sting of tears yet to fall. Time has taught him how to read the water in people's bodies, and he can very slightly alter its course. Mostly, he can soothe, slowing the rush of their racing hearts which in turn relaxes them, and infusing the water itself with calm as if he were speaking to it, or contrastingly, rile them up. The shifts he can cause are gradual and require physical contact. It is easier when the recipient is one who trusts him than if they were entirely unwilling.
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XXXheight; 6'1"
XXXeye colour; blue and brown
XXXLow brows framed an azure gaze, interjected with a streak of brown in the upper left corner, a manifestation of sectoral heterochromia inherited from Dargh'kaelos. He was rigid angles and hard lines, a razor jaw and aristocratic nose, softened only by the cupid perch of his lips and the curl of dark locks above his brow. He wears the band of his mate on his left forearm, a circle of Rhinegold etched with her coat of arms.
XXXBeneath bronzed skin rarely seen in Water Fae are coils of muscles and tendons woven into vehicles of strength and power. Millenniums of battles have littered his body with scars, most notably those on his hands from handling blades. A notable disfigurement marks the left side of his chest and shoulder, resembling the interconnecting links of a fishing net scorched into his skin.
๏ผฆ๏ผก๏ผฅ ๏ผก๏ผฐ๏ผฐ๏ผฅ๏ผก๏ผฒ๏ผก๏ผฎ๏ผฃ๏ผฅ
XXXWhilst he seems an ordinary man from the waist up, below his navel rests the tail of a fish, stretching nearly twice the length of his upper body. Obsidian scales are flecked with silver lights, as if the galaxies were embedded in each shard. His scales are harder than those of his sister's, nearly indestructible against any but the touch of fire and iron.
XXXIn his dragon form, his scales expand into rigid blades that cover his body. He stretches nearly 270-feet in length, four claws the shade of iron extending from his gnarled fingers. Along with his brutality, his appearance earned him the alias, the Iron Dragon. The iron tips stretch from the curves of his black wings, unfurling from his spine to stretch beyond and mirroring the canines extending from his gums.
XXXWhen he transforms partially, it is only his wings that are visible. Their velvet lengths are infused with the same shade of silver flecked obsidian, edged with rigid scales. An iron-hued horn extends from the curve of each wing, its tip the sharp points of his draconic claws.
all anxieties of purpose taken care of: for this moment I know where I am going."
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XXX
XXXphysical prowess; being the most durable of his siblings, Kane's strength is paramount even amongst dragons. It is a product of vigorous training as well as a natural gift, and although he is not the fastest or the most dexterous of water wielders, he can certainly rival most in brute force. Whilst it may be an asset in battle, his strength can be a hindrance in day to day life. Many a pen and keyboard have met their untimely demise under his "light touch," and the more fragile of Fae and mortals risk their lives and the bones in their hands every time they greet him.
XXXstrategy; whilst he is not an oracle by any means, the dragon has an uncanny ability to foresee his enemies' maneuvers and plan ahead of them. His somewhat unconventional strategies are realised with an uncanny precision, and he possesses a ruthless rationale well-suited to war generals. He sees weapons in everything and assesses the quickest exist routes and points of attack in every room he enters with a quick mind.
XXXcombat; though proficient in most weapons - particularly blades and maces where force triumphs - Kane finds a particular allure in hand-to-hand combat. He was trained in his youth by Dargh'kaelos himself, and later joined The Tempest. Whilst he does not possess his twin brother's affection for violence, he does enjoy a good spar, particularly when his rival's skills are comparable to his.
XXXmonetary possession; unlike some of the aquatic Fae, he has never had any trouble adapting to the mortal way of life or procuring wealth with little aid from preternatural skills. He has always had a flair for economics, and his ability to strategise aids in his construction of businesses and involvement in the stock exchange. Dragons have been known to appreciate wealth and luxury, a factor he certainly inherited from his father.
๏ผท๏ผฅ๏ผก๏ผซ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผณ๏ผณ๏ผฅ๏ผณ
XXXtemper; despite his relative level-headedness comparative to his twin brother or his youngest sister, he is still the son of Dargh'kaelos. His patience may be unlimited, but when rage finds him in those rare instances, it certainly devours him. His wrath has been near impossible to appease since the death of his wife, though thankfully, there is very little he cannot tolerate to an extent.
XXXresolute; whilst he may plot and manipulate, he is unlikely to enter the arena blind. He has never been accused of being the most adaptable of individuals in that sense, regardless of his ability to assimilate with humans. He trusts in rules, and that reason alone means he would never betray the Seelie, Syrel, or his family, or even seriously harm any member of the Unseelie without provocation. It took a century and a half for him to acknowledge Laira after she killed a member of the Unseelie, and anyone who breaks the law will be met with a painfully long lecture from him, no doubt.
XXXfine detail; minuscule aspects escape him, and for this reason, he has never been able to bend water with the utmost precision and care offered by some of his other brothers, particularly Cael, whose manipulation of water could be art in itself. That being said, being able to sculpt flowers from a pond isn't exactly a skill necessary in battle.
๏ผฆ๏ผฅ๏ผก๏ผฒ๏ผณ
XXXpointless death; there could be nothing worse than dying a stupid way - like accidentally electrocuting oneself in the bathtub, or in his sleep. If he is to die - though he has tens of thousands of years yet - he will die meticulously and of his own volition. It will be on a battlefield, or protecting his family - not choking on a bowl of porridge as an old man.
XXXlosing loved ones; his family and friends mean more to him than anything else. Even Kyllan, who positively loathes him, is someone he would lay down his life for without a second thought. His fear of losing the people he loves was the only reason he forgave or at least shoved aside his disapproval for Laira. He does not wish to lose a single person he cares for, for whatever reason.
XXXhelplessness; it began when the life drained from his wife, it escalated with his daughter, it continued with the mermaid on the pirate ship, and it followed still with Laira's demise. Each of those moments marked the worst in his life, when he could do nothing to save any of them. He strives to procure as much power as he can - both political and physical - so he may never be helpless to protect others again.
I talk at people but never to them, it helps me think, and their input is unnecessary."
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XXXcount; he can galvanise audiences and individuals alike with his careful orchestration of words and body language, an ability aided by a natural allure. His physical aesthetic does him no harm, and he isn't beyond using it to persuade others to uphold his notions. Perhaps he is more like the Sirens and Naiads invoked with mentions of the Merfolk than any other one of his siblings. Seduction is a means to an end, and everyone is prey.
XXXguard; for all his willingness to manipulate, he is one that can be trusted to keep his word. Honour matters more to him than any other Seelie commandment, and he is unlikely to harm another without provocation or if they are unable to defend themselves against him. He cares more for his family and court than near anything else and will always place their needs over his own.
XXXgovernor; he possesses a maturity and sense of responsibility uncontested amongst his siblings, acting as the eldest brother, despite in truth, only being the second eldest. He is not easily provoked and when he is, refrains from displaying his annoyance unless it serves a purpose. Kane controls his emotions as carefully as he does everything else, refusing to be subject to a weakness he adheres to mortals.
XXXwarrior; regardless of his control over his emotions, he is still the son of a dragon and a beast in his own right. Though his rage is more unlikely than an eclipse, in the instances when it emerges, his fury is unstoppable. Violations of justice, honour and vows, alongside the decimation of what he holds dear are modes in which he may be provoked. He condemns strongly any who act purely out of selfishness, though it may only be a light irritation if the consequence is not too great. His lectures on honour and caution are infamous in Syrel, and nearly every one of his siblings have been subject to it at one point or another, though Laira more than most.
XXXambassador; he proves that one does not have to trust, or even like, others for them to like him. He loathes the very society he seems to thrive in, but his ruthless rationale and gift for money is highly valued within capitalist states. While he finds the humans' emphasis on the earth's monetary value repulsive, he secretly enjoys managing The Trident and expanding its finances, an interest spawned of pleasure rather than greed.
until it is shiny and smooth as a pearl?"
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XXXXXX883 BCE; the Firsts had always endeavoured to be the first, and their escape from the womb had not been omit. Partite by seconds, his twin brother Kyllan emerged victorious in their first battle, only for Kane to triumph in the articulation of speech. Their birth had been met with celebrations throughout all of the Pacific, where Dargh'kaelos had spent millenniums waiting for his Mate. He had had other lovers before, but they had never given him any children. The ruthless general had wanted nothing and no one to hamper him, but when he held his boys in his arms, he had felt for them a love he had only ever felt for their mother, Faira'alaya.
XXX874 BCE; the Orelai's had brought their 8-year-old daughter to the Celebration of the Lunar Eclipse. Nadia had been dancing with her sisters when Kane entered the hall with Kyllan by his side. His brother had run up to her and stuck seaweed in her hair. She'd been furious, openly weeping in shock and disgust, wondering why in the seven seas he had hated her so, though Kane knew the truth of it - his brother was in love, and so was he. He had been the kinder one, the gentle brother who'd unravelled the slimy plant from her hair. As the years progressed, Kyllan failed to mature at his younger brother's pace, and it seemed he never would. Their father loathed his recklessness and incapacity to follow rules, and openly favoured Kane. The animosity grew between them, though it was not till later that their relationship was severed in its entirety.
XXX611 BCE; he had waited as long as he could, sensing in his soul the hurt and jealousy that swelled in his brother with every adventure he undertook with Nadia, every loving gaze she granted him and every day she neglected Kyllan. Yet one could only resist their mate, their Chosen, for so long, and eventually, they wed. The day of their union was met with joy from all of Syrel, the Orelai's and รthiriel's being two of its most influential families, but it would mark the beginning of the end.
XXX315 CE; it was a girl, Nadia was sure of it, so Kane had prepared her everything she might need. He'd helped Nadia weave the diadem for her first moon, spinning shells and pearls into a small circlet that barely encircled his arm, though he was not very good at it. He had hoped, more than anything, to be a good father. When the day came, he had clutched Nadia's hand in his own, feeling as it grew weaker and weaker, as he felt the force that had tied them together before either of them had even been born unclenching like a flame reaching the last of its tethers. No magic he possessed could save her, and he watched her slip away. Their child - a girl, just as she'd predicted - had been premature, and not a week later, she faded away too.
XXXKane collapsed into a darkness more complete than that which could be found in Syrel, the deepest part of the ocean. He allowed himself to shift into his dragon form - for the pain and memories to coalesce and become a murky pool he could not decipher. For years, he let himself slip away, until he had almost lost himself completely.
XXX378; ironic, perhaps, that it was the one person who did not wish for Kane to return, who was the one who brought him back. He had found the familiar alabaster dragon engaged with another he had no recollection of, and the bond had yanked him awake. The sudden pain blossoming in his abdomen alerted him of what the white dragon felt, and he had leapt to assist. Later, as if the lights had been illuminated, he remembered who he was and saw Kyllan before him. Dargh'kaelos welcomed him home as if he had never left. Decades were but minutes to a creature as old as he.
XXX1653; he had not known the mermaid, but he had heard her screams. He'd swum to the edge of the pirate ship and hidden himself against its base, seeing the flames rise up around the Fae as the mortals jeered and screeched prayers to their Gods. In his rage and desperation, he became reckless, and they saw him floating in the waves. He'd hissed when the iron net caught him, the worst of which left an indelible scar on his left side where he fell when they hauled him onto the ship. Hours later, there had been nothing left of the ship or the pirates aboard it. He'd come too late to save the mermaid they'd captured.
XXX1793; he remembered when the oceans were clear, when the greatest threat to the Water Fae were pirates and fishermen, two people more often overwhelmed by the more malicious Fae than not. Yet with the rise of the Industrial Revolution, the waters became a hazardous place. Fish were extracted from their homes in insurmountable volumes and the seas were decimated by mechanic waste. The problems would not get better, and some communities closer to the lands were severely harmed. Many defected to the Unseelie, who were more inclined to retaliate against humanity's disregard for the earth and its oceans.
XXX1800; Kane succeeded his father as Syrel's official ambassador devoted his time ever since to travelling between the Seelie Court and Syrel. The number of underwater communities loyal to the Seelie had reduced with humanity's corruption of the oceans; those left hoped to galvanise the Seelie into action. Syrel and neighbouring Valor were of the belief that rather than using violence against the humans, it was better to assimilate and rise amongst them. Together they built a corporate empire that wielded some influence over the seas in the eyes of mortals - the Fortune 100 marine shipping and fishery company, The Trident. It was difficult to persuade humans to care for the earth, impossible still to expect them to refrain from seafood entirely. It was better to control somewhat the manner in which they would access and travel the oceans.
XXX2015; he was informed early this year that his sister - who remains under probation - would come under his care, in order to facilitate an alliance between Syrel and a neighbouring Fae settlement.
and you will rise from the ashes brought upon by the fire
that once burnt you up alive."